This document discusses the present scenario of library and information science (LIS) education in India. It provides a brief history of the development of LIS education in India since the early 20th century. Currently, 93 universities offer Bachelor of Library and Information Science degrees, 78 offer Master's degrees, and 15 offer M.Phil. degrees. Several open universities also offer distance education programs in LIS. The global demand for libraries requires LIS education to evolve and equip professionals with new technologies and skills for 24/7 online services. LIS education needs continuous updating to help professionals manage large amounts of diverse digital resources and user services.

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Research Paper - Library Science
Lis Education In India
Present Scenario
* Ajit M Hirkane November ,2012
* Sarvajanik arts and Commerce College Visarwadi ,Navapur ,Nandurbar (M.S)
Introduction :- (Udaipur) and Kashmir university (Srinagar) provided
Libraries are recognized to play an important correspondence education at certificate level, Punjab
role in education, scientific research and social eco- university at diploma level and madras university both
nomic development of a country. this envisages the at certificate and degree levels. IGNOU equipped with
need for professionally qualified personnel to manage multi-media Instructional system also planned it from
and run the library effectively & efficiently thus in 1987. This provides facilities to professional working
orders to feed the growing number of libraries, more at lower level to improve their qualification and update
trained library personal were needed. For this purpose their limited knowledge and skills and also those who
LIS School were started at number of university. The could not get admission to formal courses earlier.
basic aim of library education is to provide balanced Present Status of LIS Education In India :-
training , integrating Theory with practical exercise & Since its inception century ago, LIS edu-
to cover all aspect of professional work of library in cation / school has grown & develop very fast in India.
beginning it was in the form of a rails so error method At present LIS course at bachelors, Master & research
Dr.S.R.Ranganathan who lifted librarianship to the level level are being imparted by different university, college
of science with the establish library school se research and specialized research institutes.
centre's in different university. The LIS education in Indian universities is a follows:
Indian scenario :- 93 Universities provide Bachelor of Library and
W.A.Bordon and Dickinson initiated the formal information sciences (BLIS) course, 78 Universities
course of library education in Indian Borden estab- provided Master of Library and information science
lished a training course at the central library, Baroda in (MLIS) course, 15 Universities provides M.Phil in Li-
1911/12 Dickinson at Punjab university in 1915.The brary and information science course, and 40 univer-
training school at Punjab university was considered to sities provide PhD in library and information sciences.
be the second library school know in The world, the Library association also conduct short term duration
first being the Colombia school . Gradually other uni- certificate -course of library sciences .beside this there
versity and library association started setting up li- are also specialized research Institution have been
brary school. Madras library Association (1929)and conduct the IT based program such as DRTC & NISCAR
Bengal library Association (1935)started Certificate offer two year Associate ship in documentation and
course. Among the universities, madras university information science (ADIS) programme which is equiva-
under Dr. S.R. Ranganathan took over the certificate lent -to master degree of LIS. In addition to these con-
course from madras library association in 1931. The ventional universities open universities like IGNOU,
course was subsequently converted into postgradu- new Delhi YCMOU Maharashtra and other imparting
ate course of one year duration in 1937.Postgaduate library education at BLIS ,MLIS programme through
course also started in other universities subsequently, distances education. New from this year 2010-2011
i.e. Andhra universities (1935) Banaras Hindu univer- Tata Institute of social science Mumbai and osmania
sities (1941) and universities of Delhi (1947). Univer- university Hyderabad proposed the need based PG
sity of Delhi subsequently year started providing fa- diploma programme of one year duration VIZ PGDDLM
cilities for research leading to doctorate degrees. It was (post graduate diploma of digital information manage-
again the first to start M.Phil courses in 1977. ment ) respectively UGC and ICSSR award scholarship
In addition to formal teaching course, some to doctoral student . National commission on science
universities have introduced correspondence courses and technology, new Delhi ,Rajarammohan Rao library
at various levels of educations. An important develop- foundation (Calcutta) and ICSSR among other provide
ment in non-formal teaching is starting of a degree research grant for non doctoral research . Defense
course by Andhrapradesh Open University scientific information and documentation centre
(Hyderabad) in 1985. Mohanlal Sukhadia University (DESIDOC) also provide JRF programme in library and
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Information science. tion is life long Process which starts form cradle and
Conclusion :- ends up to the grave. So LIS education should be
The global area is demanding library As 24X7 update from time to time so that the Coming library
working center. so it is very necessary to change The professionals can handle large amount of data In vari-
traditional librarian to the techno crack librarian For ous types of resources and provide all type of services
that the LIS education should not be limited up to earn to the users for 24X7 in this global contexts.
the Degree for entering in this profession. The educa-
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